Major Jones

For other people named Major Jones, see Major Jones (disambiguation).

Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. Born in McGehee, Arkansas, he played college basketball for the Albany State Golden Rams.

Major Jones

Personal information
Born	(1953-07-09) July 9, 1953 (age 72) McGehee, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Desha Central (Rohwer, Arkansas)
College	Albany State (1972–1976)
NBA draft	1976: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1976–1985
Position	Power forward
Number	11, 35
Career history
1976–1978	Allentown Jets
1978–1979	Fresno Stars
1979–1984	Houston Rockets
1984–1985	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights
2× All-EBA Second Team (1977, 1978) EBA Rookie of the Year (1977) First-team Parade All-American (1972)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,643 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,323 (3.5 rpg)
Assists	215 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

He was drafted by the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1974 by the San Diego Conquistadors, and in 1976 by the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers. Jones played for the Allentown Jets of the Eastern Basketball Association from 1976 to 1978.^[1] He was selected as the EBA Rookie of the Year in 1977 and named to the All-EBA Second Team in 1977 and 1978.^[1]

Jones' brothers Wil (born 1947), Caldwell (born 1950) and Charles (born 1957) all played at Albany State and in the NBA.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Houston	82		18.8	.480	.333	.565	4.6	.8	.6	.8	5.3
1980–81	Houston	68		14.8	.464	.000	.634	3.4	.6	.3	.3	4.4
1981–82	Houston	60	6	12.4	.531	.000	.545	3.4	.4	.3	.5	4.5
1982–83	Houston	60	4	14.6	.457	.000	.549	4.4	.7	.4	.4	5.7
1983–84	Houston	57	5	8.3	.538	–	.612	2.0	.5	.2	.2	3.0
1984–85	Detroit	47	0	8.9	.552	–	.647	2.7	.3	.2	.3	2.7
Career		374	15	13.5	.490	.111	.586	3.5	.6	.4	.5	4.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980	Houston	6		11.7	.611	–	.667	3.7	.7	.0	.3	4.7
1981	Houston	12		7.3	.476	–	.400	1.5	.4	.3	.2	1.8
1985	Detroit	1	0	4.0	1.000	–	–	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Career		19	0	8.5	.550	–	.571	2.1	.5	.2	.2	2.7